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Case Reports
. 2011 Jan 11;183(1):80.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.090576. Epub 2010 Oct 12.

Shortness of breath while sitting up: hepatopulmonary syndrome

Chih-Hsin Lee  1 , Shih-Tsung Cheng
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Case Reports

Shortness of breath while sitting up: hepatopulmonary syndrome

Chih-Hsin Lee et al. CMAJ. .

Erratum in

  • CMAJ. 2011 Feb 22;183(3):349
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Figure 1:
Four-chamber view of contrast echocardiography using agitated saline, showing microbubbles opacifying the left heart five beats after they were seen in the right heart. LA = left atrium, LV = left ventricle. See also videos online at www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/cmaj.090576/DC1.
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